(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
akrabattine
aleksandrov
ankaratrite
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikythera
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antistriker
antistriker
noun
One who opposes a strike (industrial action).
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
arkansawyer
arkansawyer
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
arsenicking
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
astrakanite
astrakanite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed sodium and magnesium sulphate.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awkwardness
awkwardness
noun
The quality of an embarrassing situation.
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
backbearing
backbencher
backbencher
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backpointer
baedekerian
baggyrinkle
baikerinite
bandkeramik
bankrollers
bankrollers
noun
plural of bankroller
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bareknuckle
barkentines
barkentines
noun
plural of barkentine
barkpeeling
bedarkening
bedarkening
verb
present participle of bedarken
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
birkeniidae
blackhander
bonebreaker
brainworker
brakemaking
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
candlemaker
candlemaker
noun
Someone who makes candles; chandler.
cankerberry
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carsickness
carsickness
noun
(dated) Motion sickness caused by riding in a railway carriage.
Motion sickness caused by riding in a motor car.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
cementmaker
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
corncracker
corncracker
noun
Alternative form of corn-cracker
cornerbacks
cornerbacks
noun
plural of cornerback
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countertack
crackedness
crackedness
noun
The state or quality of being cracked.
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
creammaking
damkjernite
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
diefenbaker
drakensberg
dreikanters
dreikanters
noun
plural of dreikanter
dressmaking
dressmaking
noun
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.
earmarkings
earmarkings
noun
plural of earmarking
earthmaking
earthquaken
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
embarkments
embarkments
noun
plural of embarkment
foretalking
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankenmuth
frankforter
frankfurter
frankfurter
noun
(UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.
franklinite
franklinite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
franknesses
franknesses
noun
plural of frankness
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
franksville
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gardenmaker
gardenmaker
noun
A person who creates gardens.
garlandlike
garlandlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a garland.
gavelkinder
gavelkinder
noun
One who inherits through gavelkind.
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
granitelike
granitelike
adj
Resembling granite.
gravemaking
greenbacker
greenbacker
noun
Alternative form of Greenbacker
greenshanks
greenshanks
noun
plural of greenshank
hakenkreuze
handistroke
handkercher
handkercher
noun
Obsolete form of handkerchief.
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
hankeringly
hankeringly
adv
In a hankering manner.
harnesslike
harnesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
harpoonlike
headworking
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
interstreak
interstreak
adj
Between streaks.
verb
To color or pattern with alternating streaks.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
kalendarial
kalendarial
adj
Alternative form of calendarial
kallikreins
kallikreins
noun
plural of kallikrein
kameeldoorn
kameeldoorn
noun
(South Africa) camelthorn
kameelthorn
karyenchyma
kataphrenia
katipuneros
kentiggerma
keratinized
keratinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keratinize
keratinizes
keratinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keratinize
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratonosus
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
keraulophon
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
kimeridgian
kindhearted
kindhearted
adj
Having an innately kind disposition or character.
kinesiatric
kinesiatric
adj
Of or relating to kinesiatrics.
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
klausenburg
knotgrasses
knotgrasses
noun
plural of knotgrass
koeberlinia
koreshanity
lackbrained
lanarkshire
lanarkshire
Proper noun
A former county in Scotland.
larkinesses
larkishness
larrikiness
larrikiness
noun
A female larrikin.
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
leatherneck
leatherneck
noun
(US) Specifically, a marine.
(slang) A soldier.
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
liederkranz
linebackers
linebackers
noun
plural of linebacker
mackereling
mackereling
noun
Alternative form of mackerelling
maeterlinck
mantuamaker
mantuamaker
noun
A maker of women's clothes, especially dresses
marlinspike
marlinspike
noun
A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
marshbanker
merrymaking
merrymaking
noun
Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration.
metanetwork
metanetwork
noun
(communication, management, sociology) A network of networks.